Question from Molly
My husband and I have gone through 2 organic latex mattresses and were not satisfied with either of them. Both made claims to be similar to the traditional memory foam mattress. Both ended up leaving permanent impressions where my husband would lie only after a few months. He is 6’3 & 200 lbs. He is fed up and so am I. I was thinking of going with an organic spring mattress, but my husband found this the Eco Memory Foam Toppers at Costco.com.
Do you know anything about it? From this product description, do you think it sounds safe?
Traditional memory foam mattress toppers and pillows conform in the presence of your body heat and mold to your body shape, relieving pressure points while improving circulation. Now, EcoMemoryFoam mattress toppers and pillows accomplish these things and also use new technologies to create additional benefits.
Functional Benefits:
EcoMemoryFoam is more open, with greater air flow, producing a cooler night’s sleep
Toppers are ”Ready for Immediate Use” – Packaged with the Cover Already Installed
EcoMemoryFoam mattress toppers and pillows are part of the first ever bio-based memory foam consumer product line in North America for those consumers who are committed to sustainability and environmental responsibility
Pillows have patented shoulder relief construction for the ultimate in softness and a better night’s sleep
Environmental Benefits:
Debra’s Answer
Their explanation is more than a little confusing.
There is only one company that I know of that actually makes a plant-based memory foam: Essentia. When I couldn’t get anyone on the phone at Costco.com, I wrote to them and asked if they were making mattresses for Costco.
They responded with this link to their research into “eco-foam.” It totally agrees with what I’ve found to be true: most eco-foams, as I’ve written here before, contain only a small percentage of plant-based material, the rest is the same toxic polyurethane as in regular mattresses. Read more about this at:
www.myessentia.com/research/soy-memory-foam.
They don’t sell a topper, but you could ask…they might be able to make you one.
